SRC-JFA H.B. 1908 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research Center H.B. 1908 By: Siebert (Wentworth) State Affairs 5-6-97 Engrossed DIGEST Currently, in order to help potential home buyers locate a new subdivision, builders and developers often place "directional signs" in the right-of-way of a public road. Chapter 216, Local Government Code, gives a municipality the authority to regulate the placement of these signs within its corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction. The City of San Antonio does not regulate these signs because the city is of the opinion that Section 393.002, Transportation Code, does not authorize municipalities to do so. Section 392.002, Transportation Code, prohibits a person from placing a sign on the right-of-way of a public road unless the placement is authorized by state law. This bill would clarify that Section 392.002, Transportation Code, only applies to state public roads. PURPOSE As proposed, H.B. 1908 clarifies that Section 392.002, Transportation Code, only applies to signs placed on the right-of-way of a state public road. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 393.002, Transportation Code, to prohibit a person from placing a sign on the right-of-way of a state public road unless the placement is authorized by state law. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.